Curtain-bracket.



F. WASHBURN.

CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1913.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Witnesses fifiWZ/lnventor I Attdrneys UNITE SATES ATENT @FFICE.

FREDERICK WASHBURN, OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

CURTAIN-BRACKET.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK \Vasnnoun, a citizen of the United States, residing at Michigan City, in the county of La porte and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtains, shades and screens, and one object of the invention is to provide a curtain bracket having a drape rod support which cooperates in a novel manner with the curtain rod.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to increase the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

WVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing :-Figure 1 shows the invention in front elevation, applied to a win dow frame; Fig. 2 shows the invention in top plan; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. t is a perspective of one of the supporting arms; and Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the drape-rod support swung back into alinement with the rod and into cam-coope 'ation with the curtain rod.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of a window frame to which the device forming the subject matter of this application may be attached.

The bracket herein disclosed comprises two substantially duplicate mechanism, one of which only, will be described in detail.

In carrying out the invention there is provided an arm which is denoted generally by the numeral 1. The arm 1 includes a Hat body 2 provided at its rear end with an off set foot 3 having openings 41. In the body 2 there are other openings 5 and the openings 5 or the openings 4t, as may be expedient, may be employed for attaching the arm 1' to the window frame. The body 2 is bent as indicated at 6, to form a latorally projecting extension 7 the extremity of which is bent as indicated at 8, to form a finger 9 which lies approximately parallel with the body 2. In the finger 9 there is an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1913.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Serial No. 764,234.

opening 10. A pivot element 11 is mounted in the finger t) and supported by the pivot element 11 is a hook shaped drape-rod support 12. The drape-rod support 12 is provided with a cam edge 14.

The curtain rod is denoted by the numeral 15 and may be of any form. In the present instance, it comprises telescoped parts 16, in sorted through the openings 10 in the fingers 9, the parts 16 of the rod 15 being threaded if desired, as indicated at 17, to receive nuts 18. The drape-rod supports 12 may rest upon the rod 15, and may support a draperod 18.

When the parts are positioned as above described, and as shown in F 3, the rod 15 constitutes a support for the members 12 and the latter, in turn, serve to uphold the draperod 18. The supports 12, when positioned as above described, bear upon the rod 15 and serve to prevent the same from moving lengthwise.

If desired, the drape-rod supports 12 may be swung rearwardly, into alinement with the arms 1. Under such circumstances, the cam edges 14 of the drape-rod supports 12 will engage with the rod 15. Thus, the rod 15 will be held against longitudinal movement and, at the same time, the drape-rod supports 12 will, be prevented from moving downwardly.

The body 2 of one arm is provided with a circular opening 19 which is adapted to receive the circular trunnion of a shade roller. The body 2 of the other arm is equipped with an upright slot 20, communicating with a transverse slot 21 extended across the bond 6 and into the laterally projecting extension 7, as will be understood best from Fig. 1-. Obviously, the circular trunnion of a shade roller may be j ournaled in the opening 19 and the polygonal trunnion of the shade roller may be introduced first into the slot 21 and then into the slot 20.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, an arm; a curtain rod extended therctln-ough; and a drape-rod support pivoted to the arm and resting upon the curtain rod.

2. In a device of the class described, an arm; a curtain rod extended therethrough; and a drape-rod support pivoted to the arm and including angularly disposed edges, one of which rests on the curtain rod, the other edge of the support being adapted to engage the rod When the first specified edge is lifted off the rod.

3. In a device of the class described, an

arm; a curtain rod extended therethrough,

5 and a drape-rod support pivoted to the arm and resting on the curtain rod, the rod serving to uphold the support and the support serving to limit the longitudinal movement of the rod, the support being movable into 10 allnement with the arm, and having a cam engaging the rod to limit the longitudinal movement of the rod and to hold the support alined with the arm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signa- 15 ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

FREDERICK lVASI-IBURN. Witnesses P. S, CooNEY, S. HARTFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

